Timber Creek has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Winter Park Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Timber Creek: 1.7, Winter Park: 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
In what's become a running theme this season, Timber Creek gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They blew past Dr. Phillips 13-2. Timber Creek's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
The team relied heavily on Sebastian Hurtado, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI and a run. Eli Buffaloe was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Winter Park unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 7-1 walloping at the hands of Bishop Moore.
Winter Park also got a good showing from Mac Madsen, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Madsen has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Winter Park saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Montanez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Timber Creek has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Winter Park, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Timber Creek beat Winter Park 4-1 in their previous matchup back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Winter Park's Jacob Sams, who didn't allow a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Timber Creek still be able to contain Sams? There's only one way to find out.
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